HERMOSA Bulletin: Making sure that HERMOSA can interact with other platforms
Not only the recent Earth Day of 2021 has made it clear once again that our planet is in a very poor condition. The atmosphere is heating up at an alarming rate, the forests are being cut down with ever increasing speed and the loss of biodiversity is something that humankind has never seen happening […]
Germany 2020 – Land cover based on Sentinel-2 data
Using the automatic method to create annual land cover classifications for the whole of Germany, developed by mundialis, an up-to-date land cover map for 2020 has now been created (classification maps for 2016 and 2019 are available here). The map includes the classes built-up area, grassland, forest, agriculture, vegetation-free soil and water. The spatial resolution […]
HERMOSA Feature-of-the-Week: Sentinel-2 classification and change detection
The HERMOSA platform relies on the successful Copernicus satellite programme operated by the European Commission and managed by the European Space Agency (ESA). The unique and thrilling aspects of these sensors called Sentinels are the high temporal and spatial resolution of the data they produce plus the fact that all of it is made available […]
HERMOSA Bulletin: Building HERMOSA with Free and Open Source Software
Software is codified knowledge and in essence a text file with a number of commands. Whatever we do nowadays, making a phone call, driving a car, booking a hotel or restoring ecosystems would not be possible without software. The software landscape can be divided into two fundamental sections: proprietary and free software. Why is this […]
Copernicus – Europe’s eyes on Earth – at your fingertips
Today it is common practice for everyone to take pictures with digital cameras or mobile phones. When photographing people they are usually not more than a few meters away while landscape pictures might have a range of a few hundred meters or a couple of kilometers at the most. Given this scope of personal experience […]
HERMOSA Bulletin: Supporting the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
At least since Meadows et al. published the report ‘Limits to Growth’ in 1972 the world has been informed about the unsustainable path that humanity finds itself on. Now, almost 50 years after this widely acclaimed publication, the effects of deforestation, biodiversity loss, air and water pollution are beginning to be felt by the general […]
HERMOSA Feature-of-the-Week: Exchanging knowledge using the module “Learn & Share”
The sight of destroyed ecosystems is harrowing and when considering the scale of destruction humanity is facing one can be even more disheartened. This is especially true if one is involved in the restoration or conservation effort. One reassuring aspect in all this desolation is the fact: “You are not alone!” No matter where you […]
HERMOSA Bulletin: UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration SPECIAL
5 users per SDG get HERMOSA professional level for unbelievably low prices – hurry up, a one time offer!HERMOSA is an internet based platform accessible via https://hermosa.earth which supports the ecosystem restoration process through the use of geo and satellite data. It is the first of its kind to combine matchmaking between stakeholders, supporting the […]
HERMOSA Feature-of-the-Week: Keeping an eye on progress using the module “Monitor & Report”
Once an ecosystem restoration or protection project is underway, at least all partners but also many other stakeholders are wondering: “How is the project doing?” This very general question can be broken down into numerous other questions, like “which percentage of the project area has already been planted?”, “what is the impact of the project […]
HERMOSA Bulletin: Who needs HERMOSA ?
The answer to the question “Who needs HERMOSA?” is simple: Everyone involved in ecosystem restoration. And while the general public will not need the platform itself, the results from HERMOSA are of interest to it too. Let’s take a closer look. Ecosystem restoration is a multi-sectorial and multi-stakeholder effort taking place in a spatial context […]